Used 2017 Nissan Sentra SR TURBO 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl Turbo 6M) Consumer Reviews
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So far so good
Deepforest, Torrance, CA, 11/04/2019
Nissan Sentra SR TURBO 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
So far so good. I'm really happy with my car. Nice to drive. I look forward to having it for a while. I have had no problems.
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Cost Cutting ruins an otherwise great car
Bryan, Bethlehem, PA, 12/26/2017
Nissan Sentra SR TURBO 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
21 of 25 people found this review helpful
With the stick, is very fun to drive despite having the wrong gearing for the powerband and notchy shift action. No limited slip diff for some reason, even though this is the juke powertrain, which comes with the LSD standard. This car looks upscale and the interior is very nice. Unfortunately, this is thin veneer over a very cheaply made car that in my opinion will not last for the long haul. Feels substantially less well put together then the last generation sentra, which feels built like a brick outhouse. This is confirmed in that the 2007-2012 sentra weighs 150lb more despite being smaller than the 2013-up model. I am a mechanic and bought this car not only to improve my credit, but so I wouldn't have to work on my own car, as I spend 60 hours a week most weeks working on other people's cars. Less than 100 miles into my purchase, I noticed 2nd gear was very hard to engage. Had to bring it to the attention of the dealer 3 times before they confirmed my findings (defective transmission). After that they replaced it with no issues. I have had the car for a year and have put only 5600 miles on it so far, and already the body is starting to loosen up, various squeaks are manifesting themselves. The body simply does not feel very solid at all. My mother owns a 2008 sentra, with over 180k on it and it feels more solid than my brand new car. I know this because I service her car for her. Yes, I test drove multiple 2017 sentras (after I was already committed to mine, unfortunately,) and they are all the same. If I would have known, I would have saved myself over 15 grand and bought a 2012 sentra (the last year for the old bodystyle) from Copart and fixed it, because that's how flimsy this new car feels to me. The car is otherwise great, I average nearly 33mpg average around town and have touched 54mpg on one particular back road trip! My issue is that I don't feel it will last long. Cost cutting abounds everywhere. The interior is about the only place that they didn't try to save coin....it is very nice. Everywhere else the cost cutting monster has had it's way. The ride is nice, until you hit the first big bump, and you run out of suspension travel (something the previous sentra did very well was absorb bumps.....) Open the hood or trunk and you are greeted by great swaths of metal that Nissan didn't bother painting body color (to save on paint)...all you see is the base coat. What paint is on the car is very thin and very easily chipped or scratched, which was never the case on previous Nissan products. I already have chips on almost every body panel which are down to the primer. Remember, this is a NINE MONTH OLD CAR with 5600 gentle miles on it. The driver's door already closes with a different sound than the passenger's door. It sounds tinnier, as if the weatherstrip is already wearing out. The rear brakes squeal when stopping, i feel like I am in one of those old 1950's TV shows every time I stop. The sunvisors buzz incessantly against the headliner at idle and the package tray rattles. Again, most of this stuff is nitpicking, but still, when a NEW CAR has more NVH problems than its 10 year old sibling, that is saying a lot, especially when the old car has 11 times the mileage. It is a great car to lease, not to buy, in my opinion.
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Car is nothing but problems
Jeremy , Los Angeles, CA, 07/02/2019
Nissan Sentra SR TURBO 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
17 of 20 people found this review helpful
So this car is not worth the money spent on it. It has had constant problems very poorly designed and cheaply made. First off I've owned this can for a year and a half still under warranty. Forst thing to fail was the door handles literally fell off. The brakes squeal and I've been told by the dealership that all Nissan's do that.then less than 6 months after purchasing this vehicle it constantly loses power. I will be driving amd all of the sudden it loses power and camy go over 35 mph. I have had the car in for service several times and they cant figure out what's wrong with it they just keep replacing random parts waiting for the warranty to run out. If you are thinking about buying the sentra sr turbo DON'T!!!
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Cost Cutting ruins an otherwise great car
Bryan, Bethlehem, PA, 12/26/2017
Nissan Sentra SR TURBO 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
9 of 11 people found this review helpful
With the stick, is very fun to drive despite having the wrong gearing for the powerband and notchy shift action. No limited slip diff for some reason, even though this is the juke powertrain, which comes with the LSD standard. This car looks upscale and the interior is very nice. Unfortunately, this is thin veneer over a very cheaply made car that in my opinion will not last for the long haul. Feels substantially less well put together then the last generation sentra, which feels built like a brick outhouse. This is confirmed in that the 2007-2012 sentra weighs 150lb more despite being smaller than the 2013-up model. I am a mechanic and bought this car not only to improve my credit, but so I wouldn't have to work on my own car, as I spend 60 hours a week most weeks working on other people's cars. Less than 100 miles into my purchase, I noticed 2nd gear was very hard to engage. Had to bring it to the attention of the dealer 3 times before they confirmed my findings (defective transmission). After that they replaced it with no issues. I have had the car for a year and have put only 5600 miles on it so far, and already the body is starting to loosen up, various squeaks are manifesting themselves. The body simply does not feel very solid at all. My mother owns a 2008 sentra, with over 180k on it and it feels more solid than my brand new car. I know this because I service her car for her. Yes, I test drove multiple 2017 sentras (after I was already committed to mine, unfortunately,) and they are all the same. If I would have known, I would have saved myself over 15 grand and bought a 2012 sentra (the last year for the old bodystyle) from Copart and fixed it, because that's how flimsy this new car feels to me. The car is otherwise great, I average nearly 33mpg average around town and have touched 54mpg on one particular back road trip! My issue is that I don't feel it will last long. Cost cutting abounds everywhere. The interior is about the only place that they didn't try to save coin....it is very nice. Everywhere else the cost cutting monster has had it's way. The ride is nice, until you hit the first big bump, and you run out of suspension travel (something the previous sentra did very well was absorb bumps.....) Open the hood or trunk and you are greeted by great swaths of metal that Nissan didn't bother painting body color (to save on paint)...all you see is the base coat. What paint is on the car is very thin and very easily chipped or scratched, which was never the case on previous Nissan products. I already have chips on almost every body panel which are down to the primer. Remember, this is a NINE MONTH OLD CAR with 5600 gentle miles on it. The driver's door already closes with a different sound than the passenger's door. It sounds tinnier, as if the weatherstrip is already wearing out. The rear brakes squeal when stopping, i feel like I am in one of those old 1950's TV shows every time I stop. The sunvisors buzz incessantly against the headliner at idle and the package tray rattles. Again, most of this stuff is nitpicking, but still, when a NEW CAR has more NVH problems than its 10 year old sibling, that is saying a lot, especially when the old car has 11 times the mileage. It is a great car to lease, not to buy, in my opinion.
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Most undersold sedan
Stev27, 02/24/2021
Nissan Sentra SR TURBO 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
I have had my Sentra SR Turbo for three years now. It has been very reliable compared to our other cars. The leather seats are extremely comfortable. If you are looking for a good economy car this is it. The gas mileage has been much better than the advertised rating in the summer months. The manual transmission was notchy when I first bought it but has become much smoother over time. It is a shame that Manual Transmissions are becoming harder to get as available options in new cars. That is the reason why we bought the Sentra. The manual transmission really changes the driver experience compared to the CVT version.
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